What color is #F4E6F9?

#F4E6F9 is a very light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Minute Mauve. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F4E6F9?

The RGB value is 244, 230, 249: 244 red, 230 green and 249 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F4E6F9?

The complementary color is #EBF9E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F4E6F9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.53:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F4E6F9 color

#F4E6F9 rgb(244, 230, 249)

Shades of purple

The hex color #F4E6F9 is a very light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.7% red, 90.2% green and 97.6% blue (244, 230, 249).

Its hue angle is 284°, with 61% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Minute Mauve (#F2E4F5), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.53:1).

#F4E6F9 color codes

HEX	`#F4E6F9`
RGB	`rgb(244, 230, 249)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.7%, 90.2%, 97.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(284, 61%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(284, 8%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 8%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.87, 8.08, -7.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.87, 11.01, 317.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(82.701, 82.667, 101.204)`
Decimal	`16049913`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F4E6F9, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #F4E6F9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F4E6F9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #F4E6F9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f4e6f9; }
.text { color: #f4e6f9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f4e6f9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(244 230 249 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f4e6f9, #f9e6f4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #F4E6F9?: #F4E6F9 is a very light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Minute Mauve. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F4E6F9?: The RGB value is 244, 230, 249: 244 red, 230 green and 249 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F4E6F9?: The complementary color is #EBF9E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F4E6F9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.53:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.